hard to get; hard to come by
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
prudence; discretion; thought
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
immersion; being absorbed in
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
course; route; path; process; means
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
left breast; left side of the chest
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to pour one's heart and soul into
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
shopping basket; market basket
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
out of control; uncontrollable
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction